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Volume : 8 Issue : 5: November 2016

AMRITA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Bengaluru

NEWS LETTER

Kannada Rajyotsava

1st November 2016

Aarohan’16

10th-11th November 2016

Photowalk

13th November 2016

3D Printing

15th November 2016

Dance of Throne

16th November 2016

The Trial

24th November 2016

November 2016 PAGE 1

Kannada Rajyotsava

School Highlights

The School celebrated Kannada Rajyotsava on 1st November 2016. Students and

staff actively participated in this celebration. The festivities began with Director

Br. Dhanraj Swamy hoisting the state flag, which was followed by the rendering of

the state anthem by the attendees. Mr. Prasen Moudgal (S3, EIE) briefed the

crowd about the history and importance of Kannada Rajyotsava. Following this,

Mr. Shivappa addressed the gathering, discussing the achievements of Kannadigas

in different streams at national and international forums.

Sankhya, the Mathematics Club, hosted MatMode on 3rd November, 2016 at ASE-B. The event witnessed a

turnout of over 340 students.

Contestants were allowed to participate in teams of 2. The participating teams were briefed about the rules by

Mr. Abhishek E. (S5, CSE). Participating teams were provided with a question paper comprising of 30 questions

and the teams which answered the maximum number of questions in the least amount of time were declared the

winners. The questions comprised of various topics ranging from high school algebra to advanced mathematics.

MatMode


School Highlights

Tech Quiz

The Quiz Club in association with IEEE conducted a tech quiz on the 3rd of November, 2016 in the campus.

Enthusiastic students participated in teams of two and three. The teams answered questions ranging from gadgets to

famous companies and their founders. Questions regarding famous personalities like Nikola Tesla and Thomas

Edison were also posed to the participants.

The quiz ended with many students expressing their interest in similar future endeavours by the clubs. The

culmination of the quiz also prompted a healthy discussion among the students on various technologies and

gadgets.

Entrepreneur Café [E-café]– The Introduction

The School hosted the introduction of Entrepreneur Café on 3rd November, 2016. The event was

conducted by the Amrita Centre of Entrepreneurship [ACE].

Entrepreneur Café is a world-wide organization, founded by Dr. Nikhil Agarwal, CEO of Innovations, Govt of

Andhra Pradesh, in 2014, comprising of more than 35,000 entrepreneurs. E-café executes the concept of the

exchange of ideas over a cup of coffee. A group of entrepreneurs come together on a week-day for a cup of

coffee, and enriching conversations flow along with the beverage. E-café opened up Campus Clubbing

programs in March, 2016, to cultivate the concept of self-employment and this event marked the induction of

E-café into the Amrita Centre of Entrepreneurship activities.

Mr. Sharath Nair, Vice President, E-café Campus Clubbing, introduced the gathering to E-Café; throwing light

on the origins and the functions of the non-profit organization. He stressed the notion of "Doing it by

ourselves" as the prime step for a successful entrepreneur. Mr. Sharath impressed his audience with interesting

stories and modern ideologies. Mrs. Anjali Gupta, Global director of Campus Engagement, E-Café, briefed the

gathering about the expectations from the E-Café Campus Clubs and the different activities lined up for the

campus discussions. Mr. Uday, Chair of E-Café Advertising, and Mr. Arun, the Director of Marketing at E-

Café, motivated the audience with their inspiring success stories.

E-Café plans to hold interactive bi-monthly sessions, in the campus, to enhance the entrepreneurship skills of

the student community through conversations over coffee. The event concluded with the establishment of a

student core-committee that would function as the point of contact between the E-Café management and the

campus. The core team shall implement the plans and report to the central management. The session made

everyone truly believe that a lot of things can happen over a just cup of coffee.


Inter-Amrita Sports Tournament

School Highlights

The fourth phase of the 2016 Inter-Amrita Sports tournament was held in the Ettimadai campus on

the 5th, 6

th and 7

th of November, 2016.

The Bengaluru Campus performed spectacularly in the field of Athletics. Ms. Ashmita Ganguly (S3, EIE) of

the girl's team bagged gold in the 100 m and 200 m races. She also set an impressive NMR (New Meet Record)

in the 100 m race. Ms. K. Ramya (S5, ECE) was awarded the 3rd position in the 800 m race. Ms. M. Logeshni

(S1, ECE) finished first in the 1500 m race. The ASE-B's Girls' team consisting of Ms. Ashmita Ganguly (S3,

EIE), Ms. Meghana Sai (S5, ECE), Ms. Sravya (S7, EIE) and Ms. S. Ganpathy (S1, EIE) secured the second

position in the 4 x 100 m relay.

Mr. K. Naveen Kumar (S5, ECE) secured the first place in the 100 m race and the second place in the 200 m

race. Mr. G. Satyagopal (S5, ME) finished second in the 400 m race. Mr. Mohit Dhaker (S7, ECE) set a

NMR and bagged gold in the 800 m race. Mr. R. K. Ashwin (S3, EIE) set a NMR with his outstanding

performance and finished first in the 1500 m race. Mr. Dinesh Kumaran (S5, EIE) was awarded the second

position for 5 km and the 3rd position for the 10 km race. Our boys' relay team secured silver in the 4 x 100 m

relay. The team consisted of Mr. K. Naveen Kumar (S5, ECE), Mr. G. Satyagopal (S5, ME), Mr. V.

Yuvanesh (S5, ME) and Mr. Mohit Dhaker (S5, ECE). Mr. D. Basheer (S7, EEE) was awarded the third place

in both the Shot put and Discus Throw events. Mr. V. Manikanta (S7, EEE) bagged silver in event Javelin

Throw.

All contenders participated with zeal & enthusiasm and made this phase of the tournament a grand success.

ASE-B performed well in the fourth phase of the tournament and the three NMRs (New Meet Record) set are

notable achievements.

Raaga, the Music Club hosted 'More Than Strings', an improved version of the first edition held in 2015 on 8th

November, 2016 at Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru. The acoustic band event witnessed a turnout of

8 bands and an encouraging audience of over 300.

Mr. Aditya Krishna, Secretary, Raaga (S5, CSE) and Ms. M. S. Shivani (S3, ECE) addressed the audience and

discussed the rules of the contest. Each band, consisting of 3-5 members performed for 8 minutes. The judg-

es for the event were Mr. Raghavendra Ravikiran, Asst. Prof., Dept. of ME and Ms. Deepa K. Narayan, Asst.

Prof., Dept. of English.

The audience witnessed popular melodies presented in a truly unique fashion, with genres ranging from

Qawwali to Tollywood. Mellifluous renditions by the participants truly made the competition a memorable

one and the bands 'Soulful Rhythm' and 'Gravity' emerged joint winners. Bands 'Nemesis' and 'Kaleidoscope'

emerged first and second runners-up respectively.

The event culminated with the former Secretary Ms. Lalita Amruta (S7, CSE) and Mr. Girish Nair (S7, CSE),

the former Joint Secretary of Raaga presenting melodious music and reliving their memories of the previous

year.

More Than Strings

Smriti, the photography club of ASE-B,

conducted a hands-on workshop on ‘Basic Light

Room’, post-processing software that edits and enhanc-

es photos.

The event was conducted on the 9th of November,

2016. The Secretary, Mr. D. Gowtham Reddy (S5,

ME), and the Joint Secretary, Mr. Kartheek D. (S5,

CSE), explained the basics of the tool with myriad

examples.

The event received enthusiastic participation from

around 70 students who set out to learn the software

and was a grand success.

'Aarohan' is an initiative of

Amrita School of Engineer-

ing, Bengaluru to foster a

bond between an institution

of higher education and

schools. The eighth edition of

the Annual Amrita Science

Fest, held on the 10th and 11

th of November, 2016 re-

ceived an overwhelming response.

10th and 11

th November dawned bright for the 1532

students from over 47 reputed institutions in & around

Bengaluru who set out to enlighten themselves

through myriad contests and fun games. Delegations

from schools of renown like Delhi Public School East,

Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions, The Amaatra

Academy, BGS National Public School, National

Academy for Learning, Harvest International School,

to name a few were in attendance.

Director Br. Dhanraj Swamy declared Aarohan'16

open to immense applause. Events like

'Mathementum Contour', a test of aptitude and

acumen; 'Olympiad', a gauge of technical skill;

'Aashubhashan', a paper presentation event and 'iQ-

The Tech Quiz' brought to the fore the knowledge of

participants and judged their ability to apply the same.

'TechWizz' required mental acuity and ingenuity, 'De-

Cipher' involved decoding and circuit rigging, 'Tech

Lock Holmes' prized critical thinking; and 'Wall-E' was

an assessment of survival skills. 'The Day After To-

morrow', an international space settlement event,

'Remix', a programmer's palace, 'Robo Relay' and

'BotWars', insightful interpretations of robotics,

'Rickety Links', an obstacle course where presence of

mind is essential and 'Castle Wars', a strategy-filled

combat scenario encouraged innovation for technical

excellence.

'Project Exhibition' witnessed the unravelling of im-

mense creative talents, and exhibits on themes like

energy conservation and alternate sources of energy

featured prominently in the minds of the audience.

Exquisite exhibits ranging from organic dyed clothes

and Milcho Plastics to cost- effective irrigation systems,

disaster management robots and solar cities coalesced

to make the Project Exhibition a success.


School Highlights

‘BLR’ Workshop Aarohan’16

'AutoExpo' was an array of exotic and showroom bikes

including Royal Enfield and the Bullet 500, 1995

model. The BMW Bike and the Tiger Triumph

served as show-stoppers and evoked awe in all

attendees. Special exhibits by squads from the Madras

Engineering Group (MEG) & Centre, Bengaluru

including a mock-bomb defuse and bomb shifting

demonstration and exhibits of INS Ganga and other

warships by the Naval wing of National Cadet Corps

(NCC) mesmerized the attendees. An exciting rally

around the campus by the MEG group and the bikers

received great appreciation.

Amrita School of Engineering also hosted 'TechExpo',

'MathExpo' and a workshop on glider making under

the banner of Aarohan'16 to introduce students into

the diverse world of engineering. Fun Events like

'Laser Tag', 'Tic Tac Toe Go', 'Wizard Locks' and

'FEFA' were popular with students. Br. Dhyanamrita

Chaitanya graced the valedictory ceremony and dis-

tributed the prizes. Delhi Public School, Bengaluru

East bagged the overall championship trophy.

With the passing editions, Aarohan has been

improved quantitatively and qualitatively, and today,

the overwhelming response of thousand five hundred

plus students signifies Aarohan’s optimum growth.

This platform, that has laid the matrix of the technical

world for school students, will continue for years to

come.


School Highlights

Aarohan’16


Wizard of Locks

School Highlights

IEEE-WIE Student Affinity Group at Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru organized a fun game

for school students, as a part of Aarohan'16 on 10th - 11

th November, 2016. The game named “Wizard of

locks” was organized as a mini treasure hunt in which key for the locker to be found based on some clues.

The dedication and devotion of the whole organizing team gave fruitful results. The event was heartily

accepted by the kids and around 300 students became a part of it.

The untiring efforts put-in by the student members of the IEEE WIE, Student Affinity Group at ASE-B was

truly laudable.

'Rolling Frames', a short film making competition was organised by EPIC, the movie club on 12th

November, 2016. The contest was aimed at bringing out some of the best talents in the field of movie-

making.

The event commenced with Mr. Dinesh Kumar G., Secretary, EPIC (S5, ME) addressing the gathering. Each

team was given a 6-minute limit and could choose its own theme. The competition received a total of 12

entries which were judged by Dr. Veeresh Kumar G. B., Associate Professor, Dept. of ME.

'Clown', directed by Mr. Vishnu M. (S3, ME) got the first place while 'The Mech', directed by Mr. Saketh (S3,

ME) won second place.

The event culminated with the participants taking away a better understanding of the direction and production

Rolling Frames-Short Film Making

Smriti, the photography club of ASE-B,

organised a photo-walk near the Bannerghatta

National Park on 13th November, 2016, with the theme

'Wildlife'. 65 students turned up with their

photography equipment, eager to learn the tricks of

the trade. The organising team, led by the secretary,

Mr. D. Gowtham Reddy (S5, ME), and the Joint Sec-

retary, Mr. D. Kartheek (S5, CSE), taught the budding

photographers the technical aspects of clicking a

photo. The walk was a success, with the participants

sharing useful insights with each other.

JIDO, the Industrial Automation club, hosted a talk

on 3D Printing on 15th November, 2016 at ASE-B.

The talk was delivered by Mr. S. Sanjeev Kumar, Asst.

Sales Manager, Monotech Systems Limited, and was

followed by a live demonstration of the working of a

3D Printer.

Mr. Sachin Pullil (S5, ME), Secretary, JIDO,

welcomed the gathering to the event. He then invited

on stage Mr. Sandeep Koundinya, Asst. Prof., Dept.

of ME to felicitate Mr. Sanjeev Kumar.

The first part of the session was a lecture on 3D

Printing, namely, the technique, applications and

technology used to implement it. Mr. Sanjeev Kumar

briefed the audience about Rapid Prototyping, which

is a group of techniques used to quickly fabricate a

prototype of a product, and its role in the

manufacturing of the product. He then explained that

3D Printing is one of the most popular techniques for

Rapid Prototyping. Mr. Sanjeev Kumar showed the

audience many videos on the different types of 3D

Printers available in the market and their respective

applications. Finally, he explained to the students the

3D printing services that Monotech Systems offers. He

spoke about how 3D printing can be used to create

prototypes of machine parts and how final year

Engineering students can make use of this

technology in their B.Tech. project.

The second part of the session was a live

demonstration of the functioning of a 3D Printer.

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar had brought with him a 3D

Printer on which he printed a circular object so that

students could observe how a 3D Printer works. He

also brought with him several small objects that he had

printed prior to the session, such as various gears, a toy

fan, a kidney and a scale model of a villa. Mr. Sanjeev

Kumar explained to the students that the products of

3D Printing are of two types: ones that only have

sufficient strength to be used as physical models, and

ones that have adequate strength to be directly

implemented as a machine element.

After the talk, Mr. Pullil invited Mr. Prashanth B.N.,

Asst. Prof., Dept. of ME, on stage to felicitate the

guests. The vote of thanks was then proposed by

Mr. Pullil.


Photowalk

School Highlights

A talk on 3D printing

Dance for Throne, an inter-department dance compe-

tition was held by Narthana, the dance club on 15th and

16th November, 2016. The contest witnessed the dis-

play of the best dance talents of Amrita School of En-

gineering, Bengaluru.

'Eccentrifiers', the ECE girls’ team, kick started the

event with a beautiful performance based on the differ-

ent eras of Bollywood. 'Mystic Movers', the ME boys

team, followed up with a magnetic display of power.

'CSE Angels', the CSE girls’ team, danced with poise

and elegance. 'Electrica', the EEE and EIE boys’ team,

drew the curtains on the first day with a splendid per-

formance. On 16th November, performances started

off to loud cheers from the gathered audience. A mind

-boggling stunt filled act by 'Hack A Step', the CSE

boys team elicited ovation. This was followed by a

stunning performance by 'Genfire', the EEE and ME

girls team. 'Swaggers', the ECE boys’ team put up a

fantastic show and Dance for Throne drew to a close

with a marvellous performance by

'Dancestrumentation', the EIE girls’ team.

After the performances, the judges announced the

winners to an excited crowd. In the boys category, the

CSE team, 'Hack A Step' and ME team, 'Mystic Mov-

ers 'won first and second place respectively. In the

girls’ category, the EIE team, 'Dancestrumentation'

secured first place, and the EEE and ME girls team,

'Genfire' stood second.

The event witnessed a massive turnout. The enthusi-

asm of the crowd and the celebration of dance as an

art form were factors that made Dance for Throne a

grand success.


School Highlights

3D printing Dance for Throne

The Quiz Club, in association with

Aavishkara, the Science and Humanities forum hosted

'Science Quiz' on 24th November, 2016 at ASE-B.

Contestants were allowed to participate in teams of

utmost 3. The participating teams were briefed about

the rules of the Quiz by Ms. B. Toshitha Royan (Year

3, ECE). The quiz comprised of 15 questions which

were related to the various fields of study in Science

and Mathematics and eminent scientists and math-

ematicians.

The questions were intriguing and enthralled the par-

ticipants. Before the conclusion of the event, partici-

pants were provided with the solutions to the questions

and thanked for their involvement. The event drew to

a close with the participants having gained knowledge

of stimulating facts in the field of Science and Mathe-

matics.


Dance for Throne

School Highlights

Science Week


The Trial

School Highlights

A re-enactment of the play 'The Trial' was staged on 24th November, 2016 at Amrita School of

Engineering, Bengaluru. 'The Trial' is the play, presented by students of ASE-B, which won the

first place in 'One Act Play' at the 31st Inter-University South India Youth Festival held at

Mangalore University, Mangalgangothri in January, 2016. The play was performed by

Mr. Suraj S. (S7, ME), Ms. Dotty Johnson (S7, ECE), Mr. Vivek C. P. (S7, ECE), Mr. Rahul

Joshi (S7, ME), Ms. Gayathri S. (S7, CSE) and Mr. Rony Subhash Robson (S7, ME).

The story revolved around a homosexual man and the persecution afflicted upon him by

society. The man's anguish and perseverance was depicted with elegance unparalleled. The play aimed to instil

empathy in the audience and remind them that there is always more than what meets the eye. The drama

spanned 30 minutes, and the cast and crew received a standing ovation for their extraordinary performance.

At the end of the act, Mr. Suraj S. thanked his fellow cast members, the crew who helped in organizing the

re-enactment and Mr. Vamsi (S7, EIE) who had taken charge of the sound effects. He also offered special

thanks to Mr. Naveen, the trainer of the cast, for his indispensable effort in preparing them for the

competition. The event concluded with a message to the audience, 'Before judgment is passed, understand that

there are two sides to every story'.

IEEE-WIE Student Affinity Group, Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru conducted a one day

workshop titled "Save the Earth" at Renuka Secondary School to spread the importance of "Recycle, Reuse

and Reduce" under the banner of STAR (Student-Teacher And Research Engineer/Scientist) on 26th

November, 2016. The event began with an interaction with about 100 students from 8th standard who were

grouped into batches of 10 each. The consequence of exploiting the nature and the dire necessity to take part

in creating a clean future was discussed. A knowledgeable and fun craft out of scrap session included making

paper bowls with balloons, sapling holders with bottles and paper bags. Also, the kids thoroughly enjoyed

watching animated videos on 'Swachh Bharat' and 'Conservation of Energy' and asked for more such work-

shops to be conducted in future.

At the end of the workshop, brilliant ideas were pitched in by the students on how each individual can contrib-

ute in saving energy and thus saving the earth. Overall, it was a great opportunity to create awareness among

kids to maintain a clean and green earth.

Save the Earth

Papers Published

Papers Presented

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

NAME TITLE DATE NAME OF THE

CONFERENCE

Presented By:

Neelima Kulkarni

Author(s):

Neeelima Kulkarni

Amudha J.

“Top-down knowledge extraction

from attractor’s and distractor’s

regions in Fundus retinal images”

5th – 6

th No-

vember,

2016

International Conference on Recent

innovations in Engineering and

Technologies (ICRIET-2K16)

School Highlights Department of CSE


INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

NAME TITLE MONTH

& YEAR

NAME OF THE

PUBLICATION

Uma Maheswari B.

Sudarshan T.S.B.

“Error Resilient Multipath Video

Delivery on Wireless Overlay

Networks”, Telecommunication,

Computing, Electronics and

Control”

September

2016

Telecommunication, Computing,

Electronics and Control.

Vol. 14 No. 3

Pages: 894-903

(Scopus Indexed)

NAME TITLE DATE ORGANIZER VENUE

Sangita Khare

Priyanka Vivek

ADWITYA

International

Conference on Health

care “Engendering

Health”

18th to 19

th

November,

2016

IIHMR, Bengaluru and

IIM, Ahmedabad

Hotel Aloft, Whitefield,

Bengaluru hmedabad

Workshops / Conferences / Seminars Attended

Faculty Achievements/Participation/Recognition

Ms. Suja P. reviewed a paper for the journal IET Image Processing in November 2016.


Sentience 2016

Department of CSE

Technical Clubs

Amrita Centre for Robotics and Mechatronics (ACROM) organized Sentience, a two-day event on 12th

and 13th November, 2016. The contest assessed the participants' proficiency in Arduino programming and their

capacity to apply it in common Robotics applications, and consisted of two competitions, Li-Fo and Robo

Slam. Li-Fo is a game where the teams are given a set of particular tracks on which their robots must advance.

Robo Slam is a game of strength. Two teams enter their robots into an arena and the robots collide with each

other. The team whose robot holds its ground until the end wins.

The first day of the event commenced with a welcome speech by Ms. Niveathitha Murugan (Year 2, ECE),

who introduced the judges for the event, Mr. Aashish Sebastian, Sr. Engineer, Tata Elxi; Mr. Balaji Agoram,

Project Engineer, Wipro Technologies; and Mr. Nippun Kumaar, Asst. Prof., Dept. of CSE. She also

extended her gratitude to Br. Dhanraj Swamy, Director, ASE-B, Br. Dhyanamrita Chaitanya, Dr. T. S. B.

Sudarshan, Chairperson, Dept. of CSE, and Chief Guest, Dr. Shikha Tripathi, Chairperson, Dept. of ECE for

their gracious presence. The event commenced as Br. Dhyanamrita Chaitanya waved the Sentience flag.

A total of eighteen teams registered for the event. Out of these eighteen, five teams qualified to the finals of

Li-Fo and three teams qualified to the finals of Robo Slam. The second day of the event marked the finals of

both competitions and witnessed the declaration of the winners of the competitions.

The event was a great learning experience for all.


Students Reach-Out Programme

Department of CSE

Technical Clubs

Amrita Networking Club (ANC) conducted three more “Student Reach-Out Programme” for the

academic year 2016-17 in addition to four that was done internally. The schools that were visited are KV-1

Jalahalli, KV-2 Jalahalli and KV ASC Center, KV Hebbal on 18th October 2016, 3

rd October 2016, 30

th

September and 4th October 2016 respectively. Around 84 students from KV-1, 59 students from KV-2, 60

students from KV-ASC centre and 26 students from KV – Hebbal took active part in the sessions.

These events were especially organised for the 12th standard CBSE Science students to give them a practical

approach on networking and its components by using packet tracer. The events were aimed at educating the

students about the modern networking technology and its applications. Thus this helped in adding to the

prestigious “Digital India” campaign.

The events were handled by the club mentor Mr. Ullas S., who was accompanied by the club secretary

Mr. Preetham.

Mr. Preetham, the secretary first welcomed the gathering. Then Mr. Ullas took a session on applications of

networking such as Internet of Things and Cloud Computing. The Computer Networking and Devices demo

session was handled by Mr. Ullas.

The session resumed with the continuation of the demo on network components by Mr. Ullas S. The

interactive session was based on the syllabus prescribed by CBSE for +2 Computer science Board exams and

so was the questions and questions’ pattern discussed. Through these demos the students learnt to work on

packet tracer as well. The packet tracer activity helped the students understand the concepts better as it show-

cased the practical usage and the applications of sophisticated networks. This was followed by a presentation on

Communication Protocols.

Mr. Sukumaran, the Marketing manager had presented the details about our University and School to the

student and faculty.

Finally a small quiz was organised based on the sessions conducted. The events were concluded with the prize

distribution to the winners of the quiz. All the events ended on a high note with positive feedbacks from

students of all the schools and with a photo session.

The Forum for Aspiring Computer Engineers

(FACE) in association with the Association for

Computing Machinery (ACM) student chapter, hosted

the event "Hour of Code" on 4th November, 2016, in

Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru, with nearly

80 students in attendance. The goal of the event was to

provide students a free opportunity to learn the

fundamentals of Hyper Text Markup Language

(HTML) and Web Development. The tutorial was by

codeacademy.com.

Ms. Janani Anand (Year 3, CSE), ACM Chair, FACE,

and Mr. Anand Vasudevan (Year 3, CSE), Executive

member, FACE, conducted the event. Participants

were engrossed in the concepts of HTML and

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for over an hour. Later,

they were given the freedom to apply their newly

acquired skills and integrate it with their creativity to

make innovative web pages. The best webpage was

awarded with a prize.

After the culmination of the event, the participants

were left with a greater understanding of Web

Development and the ability to make their mark on

the World Wide Web.

Developer Weekend was conducted by the

Forum for Aspiring Computer Engineers (FACE) in

collaboration with StudyOwl on the 20th of November,

2016.

The event which spanned two hours was held in the

CP Lab, Amrita School of Engineering Bengaluru

(ASE-B), and was attended by nearly 40 students. It

consisted of hands on session involving "Technology of

the week - Chat Bots", taught and demonstrated by

Mr. Prashanth Reddy, StudyOwl. Mr. Jaydeep

demonstrated the operation of a Bot.

A Chat Bot (short for chatter robot) is a type of

conversational agent, a computer program designed to

simulate an intelligent conversation with one or more

human users via auditory or textual means. The

session discussed the static and dynamic types of

responses of a chat bot. The platform ChatFuels was

used to create Bots.

The attendees learnt a lot about Chatbots as a user

friendly tool to help people find information. The

event encouraged the students to develop their Coding

Skills. Mr. Sanket M. Bhat, Secretary, FACE (S5,

CSE) then delivered the vote of thanks.

.


Hour of Code

Department of CSE

CodeBots

Departmental Forums


Department of CSE

Departmental Forums

Amrita Center for Cyber Security organized a one day Cyber Security meet in association with Cysinfo

Cyber Security Community on 19th November, 2016 in Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru, India. The

CSE Forum-FACE helped in the smooth conduct of the event. The event involved talks on various topics

including Malware Detection using Machine Learning, Introduction to ICS/SCADA security, POS Malware

and Image (PNG) Forensic Analysis, Malwares used in Cyber Attacks to name a few. The meet witnessed

participation of members of Cyber Security Community and also students and faculty members from Amrita

School of Engineering, Bengaluru.

Cysinfo Cyber Security Community Meetup

Other News

Invited Talk on ‘Importance of Software Engineering’

A talk on the Importance of Software Engineering was held by the Department of CSE on the 9th of

November, 2016. The invited Speaker was Professor Chris Price from Aberystwyth, UK. Professor Price

researches the application of qualitative and functional reasoning in the automation of intelligent design analysis

and diagnosis, working with companies such as Ford, Jaguar, Fiat, and BAE Systems. The talk emphasized the

challenges in the Software Industry considering the types of failure that have caused major software incidents.

The main thrust of Prof. Price's work is in using model-based reasoning to assist Engineers performing design

analysis tasks. His research is carried out in the Advanced Reasoning Group at the Aberystwyth University.

Students of B.Tech., M.Tech. and faculty members of the Department of CSE attended the lecture. The

Professor spoke about Software Engineering and its importance in the present day Economy. He also talked

about the applications of Software Engineering and the negative consequences of its improper implementation.

The Professor's narration of his personal experiences garnered interest. Insights into Engineering as a vocation

were also offered by the Professor, who discussed the bountiful opportunities available and the local

community in Wales.

ICPC Training Session

A two-day training camp was organized on 19th and 20

th of November 2016 at Amrita School of Engi-

neering, Bengaluru campus. The training was held for the teams selected for ICPC 2016 Asia Amritapuri Re-

gional Final which will be held on 22nd

and 23rd

December, 2016. Br. Anand, the Regional Director for ICPC

along with the ICPC coordination team from Bengaluru campus organized the camp. Previous finalists, skilled

and experienced programmers handled the training sessions. Mr. Balaji, Mr. Bipin, Mr. Vibhav were among

the few trainers. Around 15 participants attended the camp.


Department of ECE

Departmental Forums

Videotronics

The Forum organized its second Videotronics session on the 7th of November, 2016. The event

emulated the success of its predecessor with topics like surround sound technology, driverless cars and wireless

charging being explained with the help of interesting video clips.

The session started off at 3:40 pm with Mr. Murali Krishna, Joint Secretary, ECIF giving an introduction to

Videotronics and a presenting a recap of the previous session. Mr. R. Pradeep Reddy (S5, ECE) took the

session forward by relating the latest technology in surround sound, the Dolby to multiplexers in Digital

Systems. Other technologies like ambient energy harvesting were explained by Ms. Sritha Bandla (S3, ECE)

with the help of many thought provoking videos. The audience, which comprised of mostly first years

appreciated the presentation and were particularly interested in topics like COTA. The technology behind

driverless cars was also explained by Mr. Gopala Krishnan (Year 2, ECE) in a humour filled and enriching

presentation.

Questions were also posed by the audience throughout the session which led to a lot of debate and discussion.

The session concluded at 4.30 pm with many expressing their interest in attending the next iteration of

Videotronics.

Smart Technology Talk

Conducted three major events as a part of Aarohan’ 16 on 10th and 11

th November, 2016 in two

separate categories for seniors and juniors. The events included Decipher, Laser tag, Tech Expo & Know Your

Equipment. Decipher saw students participating in about 70 teams in each category trying to decrypt messages,

participating in a treasure hunt and building circuits as per the problem statement. Laser Tag saw the highest

footfalls with over 200 students attending. Tech Expo and Know your Equipment had students’ queuing up to

learn

A Tech talk was organized on 17th of November, 2016 at ASE-B. The event was well received and had

over 350 students in attendance.

Mr. Gopal Krishna, Managing Director at Maxim India Integrated Circuits Pvt. Ltd. started off the seminar by

inspiring the students to dream bigger and innovate. He spoke of the factors which help in innovation and

success. The session covered topics which were of vital importance to the growth of the country, and focussed

on the issues India faces as a nation. The students were presented with a wide range of scenarios from health

care to agriculture, all of which require a great deal of technical support for sustainable growth. It was noted

that technologies like IoT could be a very viable solution to many of the problems which impede growth and

progress in our country.

The talk concluded with Mr. Gopal Krishna giving the students information about the MaxIdea contest. The

contest gives students an opportunity to pitch their ideas and projects relevant to the issues faced in India.

These projects will be pitched to entrepreneurs and other enthusiasts for implementation. Dr. N.S. Murty,

Professor, Dept. of ECE thanked Mr. Gopal Krishna for his presentation and the audience for their

enthusiasm.

Events for Aarohan

Papers Published

Papers Presented


NAME TITLE DATE NAME OF THE

CONFERENCE

Presented By:

Rupesh K Jha

Author(s):

Rupesh K Jha

Stefano Giacomuzzi

Giuseppe Buja

Manuele Bertoluzzo

Kishore Naik Mude

“Efficiency and power sizing of

SS vs. SP topology for wireless

battery chargers”

25th-30

th

September

2016

IEEE International conference on

Power Electronics and Motion Control

Conference (PEMC), in Varna,

Bulgaria

Paper will be published in IEEE

Explore

Presented By:

R. Mahalakshmi

Author(s):

R. Mahalakshmi

K.C. Sindhu Thampatty

(ASE,Ettimadai)

“Sub-Synchronous Resonance

Analysis on DFIG based Wind-

farm”

22th-25

th

November

2016

2016 IEEE Region 10 conference

(IEEE TENCON 2016)- Technologies

for Smart Nation held at Marina Bay

Sands, Singapore.

Paper will be published in IEEE

Explore

School Highlights Department of EEE



NAME TITLE MONTH

& YEAR

NAME OF THE

PUBLICATION

Lakshmypriya K.A.

Deepa K.

“100 kHz High Voltage Power

Supply for Travelling Wave

Tube”

October

2016

International Journal of Control

Theory and Application,

Vol. 9, No. 15, Pages 7187-7195

ISSN: 0974-5572

Scopus Indexed

Ria George

Sreekala M

Deepa.K.

“Implementation of Wireless

Charging System Using Single

Stage Power Conditioning Circuit

At Receiver”

October

2016

International Journal of Control

Theory and Applications,

Vol. 9, No. 16, Pages 7939-7950

ISSN: 0974-5572

Scopus Indexed


Dr. Kishore Naik Mude:

Biography Included in Mariques Who’s who in world -34th edition.

Selected as Editorial Board Member for Cogent Journal-Engineering Section.

Will be acting as special session track chair on “Wireless Power Transfer for Industrial Electronics” in IEEE

ICIT 2017 conference to be held at Toronto, Canada.

Has been an invited author for one chapter in Power Electronics Handbook, 4th edition, by Prof. M.H. Rashid

which will be published by Elsevier book series.

Ha s reviewed one paper for the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7752133/



http://www.serialsjournals.com/articlesview.php?volumesno_id=1083&article_id=12570&volumes_id=848&journals_id=268




Department of EEE

Student Chapters

IEEE PES Student Branch Chapter of Amrita School of Engineering which was inaugurated in August

2015 under the mentorship of Dr. K. Deepa has been ranked 19th in the world ranking of ‘High

Performing Student Branch Chapter 2015’and 3rd in India. The chapter has received an amount of $294

(Rs 19609/-) as award fund from IEEE Headquarters

FDP

A three day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Application of Digital Controller TMS320

F28027 for Power Electronics and Drives” was conducted on 12th, 15

th and 18

th of October, 2016. The

digital controller board provides a low cost solution to power electronics applications and digital motor

control applications. The on-chip and on-board hardware modules makes it easier to implement advanced

control techniques and their execution. This board supports the implementation of any applications using

C language which makes the development of controller faster and easier.

Mr. Arjun Yadav, Research Associate, IISC Bengaluru and Director of M/s. Conwatts Technologies,

Bengaluru was the resource person of the FDP. FDP gave an insight to the architecture of digital control

card (DCC), initialization of DCC, GPIO, interrupts and generation of PWM pulses. Configuration of

ADC and DAC and generation of different types of voltage waveforms, generation of PWM pulses etc.

with hands on lab sessions were been taught. He explained about the selection of registers for various

applications and how to write program in code composer studio for various applications.

The sessions were very interesting and informative and faculty members of EEE Department, ASE-B

attended the workshop.

Following activities were organized by IEEE PELS Student Branch Chapter of ASE-B with the

support and guidance of faculty of EEE Department, ASE, Bengaluru.


Department of EEE

Student Chapters

TRICTECH'

IEEE Power Electronics Society Student Branch chapter at Amrita School of Engineering had organized

“TRICTECH” on 26th of October, 2016 at Amrita University, Bengaluru Campus with the support and

guidance of chairperson and faculty of EEE department.

B. Tech. 1st year and 2

nd year students of all the branches have participated in the event. The event was

conducted in three sessions. The session started with a video on how the world will be in 2050 and how the

people should be prepared to face it. The event continued with a seminar on “Distribution of power in

transmission line” by Mr. Ajit N, M.Tech. (Power Electronics) and Mr. Suresh, B.Tech. (EEE), students,

Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru. They gave a brief introduction about transmission lines and

types of transmission lines like long, short and medium transmission lines. They also gave a short overview

of power generation and distribution of power in transmission lines.

The 3rd session of the event was a technical cross word which was conducted in batches of two. Four

batches were selected to the second round based on time of completion of the crosswords with perfect a

nswers. The 2nd round was technical quiz in which questions regarding basic electrical engineering, logos

and scientists were asked. One team is selected as winners and one as runners from the four teams

participated in the second round. The session was concluded with vote of thanks and prize distribution to

the winners.

TECHWIZZ

IEEE PELS Chapter and IEEE PES & IAS Jt Student Branch Chapter jointly organized an event called

“Techwizz” on 11th of November, 2016 at Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru as part of the event

Aarohan'16. This contest procured a tremendous number of students. The first qualifier was a pen and

paper round which was called '4 pic 1 word', where in the participants in teams of four were asked to crack

the clues hidden in the displayed pictures, which led to the answer. Selection based on 'most answers in

minimum time’ resulted in 14 teams qualifying for the second round. This round was expertly designed to

bemuse the young minds and was constructed based on the concept of ‘Sudoku with a twist'. The round

tested the students’ spontaneity and decrypting skills and 4 teams were qualified for the final round. The

final level was more of a fun event with buzzer wires. The teams who made to the finals won a cash prize of

Rs.10000, Rs.7000 and Rs.5000 respectively. The competition concluded with the students expressing

their satisfaction. The hard work of the organizers made the event a grand success.


Department of EEE

Student Chapters

TECH LOCK HOMES

As a part of Aarohan’ 16, Vidyuth along with ACE and ANC conducted an event called 'Tech Lock Homes', on

10th and 11

th of November, 2016. This event had 3 rounds and participants in teams of three had to clear three

rounds to complete the quest. In the first round called ‘Catch-22’, the teams were given a critical situation to

which they had to come up with an efficient and yet an innovative solution.

The criteria for judgment were its uniqueness and the spontaneity that the contestants showed within a minute of

preparation time and 2 minutes for the actual presentation. The short-listed teams exhibited zealous

participation in the second round, “Impro-Wise’’, where, they had to pick up a product and market it by

enhancing its features. The paradigm for judgment was the creativity and reliability on the idea in the present day

real world scenario.

The finalists, in the crucial and deciding round, were provided with laptops consisting of locked folders.

Evidently, questions had to be ‘cr’HACK’ed’ to unlock the folders and win.

The event was igniting the young minds with great ideas and greater solutions and there was an overwhelming

response.

Departmental Forums

Seminar on “Energy Efficiency in Electrical Systems”

A seminar on “Energy Efficiency in Electrical Systems” by Mr. V. Suresh Babu, Assistant Director, NPTI

(PSTI), Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, was held on 25th of November, 2016 at Amrita School of

Engineering, Bengaluru campus.

Mr. V. Suresh Babu started his talk giving an overview of energy consumption indices pertaining to economic

growth rates. He gave a brief description of the electrical system and its various components. He gave an insight

on electricity billing, electrical load management, maximum demand control, power factor improvement and its

benefit , selection and location of capacitors, performance assessment of PF capacitors, distribution and

transformer losses. Finally, he motivated the students to join IEEE for networking with experts and to get

updated with the present technology. The session was concluded with vote of thanks and felicitation of the

speaker.

M.Tech. (Power Electronics) students of 1st and 2

nd year, B.Tech. 2

nd and 3

rd year EEE students along with faculty

members of the Electrical and Electronics department attended the seminar.


Department of EEE

Departmental Forums

Fun Game “Castle Wars'“

As a part of Aarohan’ 16, Vidyuth along with ANC and Ingenium hosted an event named 'Castle Wars' on

10th and 11

th November, 2016. The event had a great turnout and witnessed a participation of 100 teams. It

was a 2 round event and Round 1 was a board game in which the students were allowed to form a team of

4 and play a game similar to pinball. The participating teams had 3 minutes to place the given obstacles on

the board strategically, such that, the ball which is rolled from the top of the board hits at least three of

them and passes through the gaps at the end of the board. The board contained circles with the number of

points in them and each time the ball passed through the centre of the circle the points in that circles were

added to the teams tally. At the end, the teams were asked to pick a chit which either contained extra

points or negative points which were also added to their existing points. The team with the most number of

points advanced to the next round. The students enjoyed this fun game very much and the organizers were

also thrilled by the participation.

Papers Published

School Highlights Department of ME



NAME TITLE MONTH

& YEAR

NAME OF THE

PUBLICATION

Smita Singh

H.P Mahesh

M.U. Aswath

R.V. Ranganath

“Flexure and Shear Bond

Strength of Red Mud – Fly Ash

Based Geopolymer Mortars”

November

2016

IJRET: International Journal of

Research in Engineering and

Technology eSAT/05/251-259


Mr. Rajeevlochana G. Chittawadigi was invited to deliver a lecture and hands-on session on “Robotics

Education Using RoboAnalyzer” in TEQIP II Sponsored Short Term Training Programme on Robotics and

Control at Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya (BVM) Engineering College, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat on

23rd November, 2016.

Departmental Forums

Autodesk Fusion 360

A session on Autodesk Fusion 360 was conducted by Mr. Suraj, an intern at Autodesk, on

20th November, 2016.

Autodesk Fusion 360 is software for mechanical engineers that allow them to efficiently

design, assemble and simulate components. Mr. Suraj began with an introduction of the

various options in the toolbar of Fusion 360. He also explained the cloud rendering

option, which made the rendering process smoother.


Department of ME

Departmental Forums

DisastersING

A session on Engineering Disasters was conducted by Ingenium, the forum of the Dept. of ME on 3rd

November, 2016. The session marked the second event under the banner of Curiosus, the forum's weekly

dose of knowledge and questions.

Mr. Ebin Jose (Year 2, ME) and Ms. Harini S. (Year 2, ME), executive members of Ingenium, conducted

the session. Hindunberg airship, RMS Titanic, Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe and other such disasters

were mentioned. The scientific reasons behind these occurrences and the flaws in design were discussed

in depth.

The session ended with a summary of precautions to be taken while designing and a round of questions

for the audience.

Introduction to Automobiles

The student chapter of the Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE) in ASE-B organized a workshop

'Introduction to Automobiles' on 3rd November, 2016. Varied topics of interest, such as types of chassis,

classification of cars, engine basics, turbochargers and superchargers were discussed at length by Mr. V.

Sai Varun, Chairperson, Mr. R. Ajith, Secretary, Mr. Hari Venkatesh(Year 3, ME) and Mr. Abhemanyu

(Year 3, ME). The workshop was held in the interest of enlightening students about the diverse field of

Automotives.

Introduction to BAJA and Go-karting

The SAE student chapter of ASE-B organised an event 'Introduction to BAJA and Go-karting' on the 21

st

of November, 2016. The event witnessed an overall participation of about 30 students.

The gathering was addressed by Mr. V. Sai Varun (S5, ME), who discussed BAJA, an annual all-terrain

vehicle racing competition hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), prior to explaining the

achievements of the institution at the previous editions of the competition.

The event, which was held to recruit new members into the team, saw the participants interacting with the

hosts and soaking in knowledge of the features that go into making the race cars.

The event culminated with a question-answer session and resulted in an in-depth understanding of the

working structure of BAJA for all attendees.

Papers Published


NAME TITLE MONTH

& YEAR

NAME OF THE

PUBLICATION

Tattwa Darshi Panda

K. V. Nagaraja

Dhanesh G. Kurup

V. Kesavulu Naidu

Sarada Jayan

“The use of higher order

parabolic arcs for the

computation of cutoff

wavenumbers for TM modes in

arbitrary shaped waveguides”

November

2016

Communication and Signal Processing,

Page(s):2013 - 2017

SCOPUS indexed.

Mathematics

School Highlights School Highlights


Papers Published


NAME TITLE MONTH

& YEAR

NAME OF THE

CONFERENCE

Presented By:

B. H. Nanjunda Reddy

Author(s):

B.H. Nanjunda Reddy

V. Venkata Lakshmi

K.R. Vishnu Mahesh

M. Mylarappa

“Synthesis and Charecterization

of Modified Sodium Alginate-

Bentonite Clay Biocomposites for

Anti-Bacterial Activities”

19th – 21

st

October,

2016

International Conference on Nano

Science and Technology (ICNAN-

2016) VIT University, Vellore,

Tamilnadu

Chemistry

: Placement Update

One B.Tech. ME student is placed in Hyundai Motor India Limited.

Internship Update Aruru Jeswanth Reddy, B.Tech. CSE Student has been selected for internship in Juniper Network with a

monthly stipend of Rs. 31,800/- during the internship period.

CIR

Ms. Sreevidya B. Dept. of CSE

Ms. Kirti S. P ande

Dept. of ECE

Ms. Mamatha I. Dept. of EEE

Ms. Mrudula Prashanth

Dept. of ME

Mr. H. Manjunath Dept. of Sciences

Dr. Neetu Srivastava Dept. of Mathematics

Ms. Deepa K. Narayan

Dept. of English

Dr. Rakesh S.G. Associate Dean & Head

Chief Editor

Ms. Kavitha C.R. Assistant Professor

Dept. of CSE Editor

Ms. Vasanthi

ES to Associate Dean Editor

Mr. Shiju

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